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Posted by Smid on 05/13/69 11:46
BGN wrote:
> On 20 Apr 2006 02:48:56 -0700, "Smid" <smidscot@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> >Having been using my router for a few months now just for its hardware
> >> >firewall and ethernet connection I was appalled to just find that three
> >> >other computer had decided to join my network!
> >>
> >> You never noticed?
> >>
> >> >I can understand that people want to use these items straight out of the box
> >> >and for their connection to be automatically detected but surely it is not
> >> >too much to expect a little bit of security rather than the "hey come and
> >> >connect to me" signal that is broadcast
> >>
> >> When you plugged it in and you configured it why didn't you turn WEP
> >> on?
> >>
> >> Whenever I configure a new router I always get it working without WEP
> >> (takes af ew minutes) and then turn WEP on so no one else can use it.
> >
> >I consider myself reasonably competent, having built PCs since the 386
> >days, but I'm on my second wireless router, neither had WPA (indeed,
> >looking for a new one, none mention whether they have them) and I
> >couldn't get either to work in 128 Bit WEP encyption... Well, not the
> >windows laptop or linux boot, or the Palm TX or any of the rest....
> >
> >In the end, I mac address lock, and pull the plug on it when
> >finished....
> >
> >Whether this is my fault, or pure bad luck having bad routers or
> >serious interference, its still been pretty non trivial for me...
> >
> >Works fine unprotected...
>
> I just use the lowest type of encryption (13 alphanumeric characters).
> I live in a very rural area and I doubt any of my neighbours (all of
> which are very old) care to use a computer let alone try to l33t
> h4xx0r stray WiFi signals.
Sadly I've found that the 2.6Ghz video sender I had interfered, as well
as the microwave when on and the wireless doorbell (which plain didn't
work when the wireless network was on). This without even stepping out
the front door...
Smid
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